## INFORMATION ON SERIES OF DOCUMENTS

| Series | ADM 242 | |--------|---------| | **Title** | Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War; Royal Naval Reserve War Casualties: Death Register: HM Ships A-G, H-Z and Individuals 1914-1919. | | **Structure** | ADM 242/1 Ship Casualties Card Index WW1\
ADM 242/2 Officers Casualties Card Index Surnames beginning Letters A-Co\
ADM 242/3 Officers Casualties Card Index Surnames beginning Letters Cr-Ha\
ADM 242/4 Officers Casualties Card Index Surnames beginning Letters He-Mi\
ADM 242/5 Officers Casualties Card Index Surnames beginning Letters Mo-Sl\
ADM 242/6 Officers Casualties Card Index Surnames beginning Letters Sm-Y\
Each subsequent piece contains a bound volume with formal hard cover registers with handwritten entries made onto a printed sheet divided into columns by headings.\
ADM 242/7 is RNVR War Graves Roll Surnames beginning with Letters A-C\
ADM 242/8 is RNVR War Graves Roll Surnames beginning with Letters D-K\
ADM 242/9 is RNVR War Graves Roll Surnames beginning with Letters L-Q\
ADM 242/10 is RNVR War Graves Roll Surnames beginning with Letters R-Z\
ADM 242/11 is RNVR Statistical Casualty Book 1914-1918\
ADM 242/12 is RNVR Statistical Casualty Book 1918-1933\
ADM 242/13 is RNVR War Casualties: Death Registers of HM Ships beginning with Letters A-G. 1914-1919\
ADM 242/14 is RNVR War Casualties: Death Registers of HM Ships beginning with Letters H-Z. 1914-1919\
ADM 242/15 is RNVR War Casualties: Death Registers of Individuals on board the above listed Ships. 1914-1919 | | **Size/Scope** | ADM 242/1-15 Approximately 15000 images\
The records provide the following information:\
ADM 242/1: Arranged alphabetically by Ship, handwritten entries. Number, Name of Ship, Date, Casualties – Killed. One entry per card.\
ADM 242/2-6: Arranged alphabetically by Officer Surname, handwritten entries. Docket Number, Surname and Initials, Rank, Brand of Service, Place of Death, Place of Burial, Date of Death, Cause. Next of kin and address listed on back of card.\
ADM 242/7-10: Names alphabetically arranged: Full Name, Decorations, Rating, Official Number and Port Division, Branch of Service, Ship or Unit, Date and Place of Birth, Date of Death, Cause of Death, Name and Address of Cemetery, Location of Grave (Plot/Row/Grave Number), Relatives Notified and Address, Remarks. Approx. 10 entries per page – Estimated 10,000 images for the 4 volumes.\
ADM 242/11-12: Date, Ship, Nature of Casualty(Killed – Royal Navy/Mercantile/Miscellaneous)(Wounded – Royal Navy/Mercantile/Miscellaneous)(Missing – Royal Navy/Mercantile/Miscellaneous)(Prisoner of War and Interned - Royal Navy/Mercantile/Miscellaneous), Total all Classes, Remarks, NP Number. 37 Folios of named individuals detailing Ship, Name, Rating, Official Number and |

Whilst The National Archives endeavours to ensure that the information is correct, in no event shall The National Archives be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind arising out of access to or reliance on or use of any information. This document is intended to provide guidance only and it is recommended that personal research of the records be undertaken. | Series | ADM 242 | |--------|---------| | **Size/Scope continued** | Nature of Casualty. 6 Folios of corrections. 3 folios of Miscellaneous vessels lost or damaged in action (No Naval Casualties). ADM 242/13-14: Listed By Ship - Surname, Christian Name, Certificate RV2(Number/Letter), Year of Birth, RNR District to which belonging, Casualty(Nature of/Date of). Ships are listed alphabetically A-G for 242/13 and H-Z for 242/14. In addition, specimen RV2 Certificates pasted onto pages at front, likewise specimen condolence notes from the King. With a number of Ships contemporary newspaper articles have been inserted alongside lists of the dead. Some of these are gazette listings, others newspaper reports giving contemporary reports on newsworthy stories concerning the given Ship, eg A torpedoed vessel. Approx. 300 images for both volumes – 600 in total. ADM 242/15: Surname, Christian Names, Certificate RV2 (Number/Letters), Year of Birth, RNR District to which belonging, Casualty (Nature of/Date of). Average 30 names per page. Approx. 90 pages or images in total. Alphabetical List of those casualties of ‘Ranks and Ratings whilst on war service in HM Navy from disease, drowning, accident and suicide. | | **Physical Format and Condition** | Piece 1: Approx. 1000 cards 13cmx7.5cm Pieces 2-6: Approx. 6750 cards 13cmx7.5cm Pieces 7-10 Microfilm in Reading Room. Pieces 11-15: Large Bound Registers, stored in cardboard boxes. Good condition, occasional slightly torn and screwed up pages. Pieces 11-12 paper very thin. Bindings are weak. Pieces 11-12 are foliated. Pieces 13-15 are Non-foliated, so one page = one image. | | **Popularity** | These records were produced for readers on 5 occasions in the period 01/01/2007 to 31/12/2007. | | **Copyright clearance** | Records are presumably Crown Copyright. Newspaper articles have been pasted into some records but copyright should not be an issue due to 30-year newspaper copyright rule. | | **Research Guide** | Births Marriages and Deaths At Sea War Dead First and Second World Wars | | **Possible areas for indexing** | Ship, Surname, Christian Names, Date of Death, RNR District | | **Any other relevant information** | |

Whilst The National Archives endeavours to ensure that the information is correct, in no event shall The National Archives be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind arising out of access to or reliance on or use of any information. This document is intended to provide guidance only and it is recommended that personal research of the records be undertaken.